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Marines targeting Taliban in Afghan push  Helmand: U.S. Marines kept up a major push against entrenched militants in an attempt to rout the Taliban from their stronghold in the province | | |
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Afghan rebels capture US soldier
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U.S. launches 'major operation'| Southern Afghanistan: 4,000 Americans, mostly the Marines, and 650 Afghan soldiers and police launched Operation Khanjar, 'strike of the sword' against Taliban fighters | |
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| Jun. 24 |
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'Shift needed' in Afghan combat
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| Jun. 23 |
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Ex-detainees allege Bagram abuse |
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| Jun. 21 |
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Soldiers killed in attack on U.S. base |
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| Jun. 19 |
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Probe into deaths: Airstrikes 'appropriate' |
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| Jun. 11 |
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US 'to protect Afghan civilians' |
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Afghanistan attacks 'at new high' Gen David Petraeus, who commands US forces in the region says violent attacks by insurgents have risen to their highest level since 2001
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| May.23 |
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'Record' Afghanistan drugs bust |
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| May.21 |
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US commander in Pakistan warning |
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| May.12 |
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Taliban storm strategic city |
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| May.11 |
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US sacks top Afghanistan general |
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| May.2 |
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19 militants killed |
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| Apr.17 |
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22 dead in earthquakes |
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| Apr.14 |
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Taliban 'kill love affair couple' |
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| Apr.4 |
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Karzai to review move toward sharia law. Kabul
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Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll. France
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| Mar.27 |
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US rethinks Afghanistan strategy |
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| Mar.12 |
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Taliban poised at the gates of Kabul
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| Feb.21 |
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'Permanent Swat ceasefire agreed' |
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| Feb.17 |
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US to boost troops in Afghanistan |
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| Dec.19 |
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US to send 3,000 more troops to Afgh-an  Washington: Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signed a deployment order to move an additional 3,000 troops next year as a part of a combat aviation brigade | |
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| Dec.18 |
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Report: Afghan police need to refocus |
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| Nov.26 |
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Karzai defends Taliban peace move |
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| Nov.25 |
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10 Taliban arrested in acid attack on girls. Kandahar
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| Nov.17 |
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Taliban not ready to renounce violence |
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| Nov.12 |
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Two schoolgirls blinded in acid attack |
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| Oct.19 |
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Taliban executed 30 of 50 people. Kandahar
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| Oct.8 |
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US probe: airstrike killed 33 civilians |
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| Oct.5 |
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Afgh. General: Politics needed to end war |
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Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban |
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| Sep.9 |
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Bush reshuffles war-zone troops |
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| Aug.19 |
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10 French soldiers killed in fighting |
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| Aug.13 |
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4 aid workers killed. Eastern Afghanistan
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| Jul.19 |
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Obama opens foreign tour. Kabul
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| Jul.16 |
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NATO forces abandon outpost |
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| Jul.13 |
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At least 8 US soldiers have been killed |
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| Jul.5 |
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Airstrikes kill civilians |
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Dozens die as battle rages |
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| Jun.13 |
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Taliban jail raid frees hundreds 
Map of Kandahar Southern Afghanistan| Kandahar: About 340 Militants attacked a main prison in Kandahar province, blowing its entrance open and allowing a large number of inmates to escape. Afghan security forces hunt for hundreds of prisoners who escaped from a jail after Tal... | |
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Afghans seize 'largest drug haul' |
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President flees ceremony attack 
Kabul: Hamid Karzai and other quickly scrambled toward safety when the sound of gunfire and explosions interrupted a military ceremony
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| Feb.29 |
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Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan 23-year-old Prince Harry is to be withdrawn from Afghanistan after news of his secret deployment leaked out
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| Feb.16 |
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At least 80 people killed in blast. Kandahar
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| Jan.14 |
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Taliban attack luxury hotel Kabul: The Taliban say 4 of their fighters have attacked the luxury Serena hotel, popular with foreign visitors
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| Dec.25 |
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Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials 
Helmand: One British, the other Irish based in Helmand province, had been holding meetings with different tribes and groups, including the Taliban
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| Nov.6 |
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64 dead in suicide attack Northern Afghanistan: At least 6 members of the parliament were killed in the blast in the province of Baghlan in northern Afghanistan
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| Sep.27 |
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170 militants dead. Southern Afghanistan
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| Sep.1 |
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Freed Koreans return home. South Korea
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| Aug.30 |
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Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban Kidnappers released the 7 remaining hostages and handed them over to Red Cross officials
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| Aug.24 |
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U.S. jet 'bombs British troops' |
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| Aug.19 |
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Kidnapped German woman freed |
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| Aug.18 |
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German woman kidnapped |
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| Aug.13 |
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Two female Korean hostages freed |
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| Jul.30 |
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Taliban: Male hostage shot dead |
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| Jul.25 |
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S Korea urges release of hostages |
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Taliban kills South Korean hostage |
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| Jul.22 |
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Former king Zahir Shah dies Kabul: Zahir Shah has died at the age of 92 following a long illness. He was deposed in 1973 and went into exile, but returned in 2002
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| Jul.21 |
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Taliban: 2 German hostages killed |
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| Jul.20 |
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Taliban threaten abducted South Koreans |
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| Jul.10 |
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Suicide blast kills 12 children |
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| Jun.30 |
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US probes Afghan civilian deaths |
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| Jun.22 |
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NATO strike 'kills 25 civilians'. Helmand
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| Jun.16 |
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Afghan police hit by suicide bomb, 35 killed Kabul: The bomb went off close to police HQ in the city centre at rush hour. Most of the dead are police recruits
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| May.12 |
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Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah killed |
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| Jan.26 |
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Nato 'to step up Afghan support' |
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| Dec.23 |
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U.S.: Top bin Laden associate killed |
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| Oct.25 |
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Skull scandal 'disgusts' Germany. Berlin
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| Oct.1 |
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Video: laughing 9/11 hijackers in hideout |
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| Sep.13 |
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NATO fails on Afghan troops plea |
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| Sep.10 |
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Suicide bomb kills Afghan governor
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| Sep.5 |
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'Taleban' in peace deal |
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| Aug.3 |
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22 dead in bomb attacks |
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| Jun.18 |
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Insurgents toll rises to 85
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| Jun.15 |
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40 killed as troops take aim at Taliban. Southern Afghanistan
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| May.29 |
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Deaths as riots sweep Kabul
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| May.17 |
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'Many dead' in major clash |
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| Apr.14 |
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47 killed in attack on Taliban |
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| Mar.27 |
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Christian convert is released |
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| Mar.21 |
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Convert 'faces execution' The US have expressed concern over reports that a Muslim convert to Christianity could face the death penalty
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Deadly cartoon riot near U.S. base |
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| Feb.6 |
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Cartoon protests turn deadly 5 Afghans die as protests against cartoons satirising the Prophet sweep across the country
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Afghanistan holds landmark elections |
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| Aug.16 |
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Spanish troops die in crash |
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| Jun.30 |
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16 bodies recovered from crash site |
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| May.15 |
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Newsweek backs off Quran story. Washington
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| May.2 |
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'28 die' in munitions blast |
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| Feb.5 |
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Missing jetliner crashed outside Kabul |
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| Nov.3 |
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Karzai declared poll winner. Kabul
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| Oct.24 |
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Karzai wins Afghan majority Kabul: Interim leader has won a majority of estimated votes cast in landmark presidential elections
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| Oct.9 |
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Karzai rivals demand new vote |
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| Apr.14 |
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Bin Laden offers Europe truce |
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| Mar.21 |
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Government minister killed in Heart |
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| Jan.4 |
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Loya jirga agrees constitution. Kabul
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| Sep.5 |
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Karzai escapes assassin. Kandahar
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| Jul.6 |
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Vice president shot dead. Kabul
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| Jul.1 |
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U.S. bomb hits wedding party |
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| Jun.13 |
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Karzai elected head of state |
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| Jun.11 |
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Former king opened loya jirga Kabul: Mohammed Zahir Shah has told a traditional gathering that he wants to adopt a democratic system based on Islam
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| Apr.17 |
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Kabul joy as ex-king returns
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Kabul mob kills minister
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| Dec.21 |
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Swearing-in of interim government Kabul: Ceremony attended by representatives from every province. 30-member government is to be headed by Hamid Karzai
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| Dec.16 |
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Last al-Qaeda stronghold falls |
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| Dec.15 |
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Bin Laden heard in Tora Bora |
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| Dec.6 |
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Kandahar fell The Taliban lost last major stronghold. Opposition forces entered the city. There are reports of looting
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| Nov.25 |
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Kunduz falls to opposition |
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| Nov.19 |
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4 journalists killed
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| Nov.14 |
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Aid workers freed |
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| Nov.12 |
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Alliance moves in abandoned Kabul| Taliban have withdrawn most of their troops from the capital moving along a road to the south | |
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| Nov.9 |
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Opposition claims Mazar-e-Sharif
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| Nov.2 |
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US elite troops helicopter crashes |
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| Oct.27 |
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US jets bombard Taleban front line |
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| Oct.26 |
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Taleban opponent executed
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| Oct.7 |
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US begins military strike Map of http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Folmedia%2F1585000%2Fimages%2F_1585197_afghan_targets2_300.gif Afghanistan| Southern Afghanistan: Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad. Cruise missiles, bombers and submarines had been used in the attack on broad ... | |
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| Sep.29 |
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Afghan opposition backs former king |
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| Sep.20 |
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Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave |
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| Sep.10 |
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Massoud attacked Anti-Taliban leader suffered in an assassination attempt. U.S. officials say Massoud was killed. His brother claims he's alive
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Taleban starting to wreck Buddhas |
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Hijackers seize Afghan plane |
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